LAGQ BLOGRecent news and observations of the limousine industry in Queensland
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LAGQ BLOGRecent news and observations of the limousine industry in Queensland
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An annual booked hire fee already exists! Why is the proposed fee ride booking fee so low?19/4/2017
There is precedent that is being ignored. A Special Purpose Limousine Licence is currently an annual booked hire licence. It has been in place since 2007 and the current annual fee is $2480.80.
Limousine Licences were created by the government and sold to the private market. With regard to taxi licences, the government created them, put then to tender, and then sold them to the private market. Both of these Licences are transferable, subject to capital gains tax and stamp duty. Taxi and Limousine Licence owners lease their licences to operators, or operate the licence themselves.
The PWU Committee enquiry into the Transport and Other Legislation (Personalised Transport Reform) Amendment Bill 2017 is under way. The Committee has published 325 submissions.
The submissions make for interesting reading. You can view submissions here. Minister Bailey has released details of the much needed Hardship Fund. He has missed the mark on this one.Minister Bailey Introduces Draft Legislation to Industry
The Limo Action Group Queensland (LAGQ) has only just begun their fight for fairness under Transport Minister Stirling Hinchliffe's new ride-booking laws.
On the first day of the last Parliamentary sitting for 2016, the LAGQ gathered nearly 20 limousines to drive by Parliament House 10 times, representing each $1,000 offered for limousine licences. The drive by was supported by a rally involving several Queenslanders affected by the new laws. A number of media outlets attended the event with Channel 7 and Channel 10 reporting on the event in prime time news slots. Robbie Katter and Shane Knuth of Katter's Australian Party also dropped by and addressed the group. |